4th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo
GM Julio Granda Zuniga wins the tournament with 7.5 points
The 4th Memorial Pedro Lezcano Montalvo took place from 18th to 24th April in Gran Canaria, Spain. The 9-round open was organized by the Club de Ajedrez Caja Insular de Ahorros de Canarias. 109 players competed in the tournament, and among them were five Grandmasters.
GM Julio Granda Zuniga, top seeded prior to the beginning, took a clear first place with 7.5 points and claimed the top prize of 1100 EUR. Fellow Grandmasters, Aleksa Strikovic, Bojan Kurajica, Dragan Barlov and Reynaldo Vera, and the untitled Omar Garcia Blanco, who had a furious finish of five straight victories, shared the second place with 7.0 points each.
Final top 15 standings:
1. GM Granda Zuniga Julio E PER 2615 – 7.5
2. GM Strikovic Aleksa SRB 2570 – 7
3. GM Kurajica Bojan BIH 2531 – 7
4. GM Barlov Dragan SRB 2472 – 7
5. GM Vera Gonzalez-Quevedo Reynaldo CUB 2518 – 7
6. Garcia Blanco Omar ESP 2209 – 7
7. IM Del Rey Diego ESP 2364 – 6.5
8. Gutierrez Olivares Daniel ESP 2205 – 6.5
9. Natalicchio Escalante Nicolas ESP 2201 – 6.5
10. IM Hernando Rodrigo Jose Maria ESP 2313 – 6
11. FM Perez Felipe Marcos Adrian ESP 2310 – 6
12. Perez Aleman Pedro Tomas ESP 2108 – 6
13. Alvarado Ascanio Francisco ESP 2195 – 6
14. IM Cabrera Trujillo Jorge ESP 2392 – 6
15. Meneses Gonzalez Kevin Moises ESP 2150 – 6
16. Alvarado Diaz Alejandro ESP 2104 – 6
17. Fernandez Manrique Agustin ESP 2158 – 6
18. WFM Vega Gutierrez Belinda ESP 2255 – 6
19. Camino Carrio Nicanor ESP 2147 – 6
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